The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:51:28 at Paris 1 2025 put Mert Aktas 1,356th of 1,422 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:23. A harder second half: 13:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:37, behind 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Paris 1 gained about 1:18. 14:40 slower than at Chicago Navy Pier 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:21Running 1 6:24v median +1:39
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:47v median +1:17
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 5:38v median +0:50
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 5:44v median +0:56
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 7:21v median +2:28
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 6:26v median +1:35
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Block 07 14:55Running 7 9:25v median +4:32
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Block 08 19:14Running 8 6:19v median +1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1353
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,353 men who finished.